These Are the Counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area With the Least COVID-19

© Provided by 24/7 Wall St. With the ongoing surge of the delta variant, COVID-19 continues to spread through the United States. To date, 42,163,561 Americans have been infected with the virus -- and 673,728 have died as a result. On a per capita basis, the U.S. has one of the highest known infections rates in the world.

In the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metropolitan area, located in Georgia, a total of 794,376 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 13,745 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area -- above the national rate of 12,887 cases per 100,000 people.

Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell than they are nationwide, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low.

The broader Atlanta metro area comprises 29 counties or county equivalents -- and of them, Fayette County in Georgia has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 12,511 infections in Fayette County, or 11,234 for every 100,000 people.

Though Fayette County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Atlanta metro area, its per capita fatality rate is closely in line with the regional average.

There have been a total of 182 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Fayette County, compared to 181 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area.

All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Sept. 23, 2021.

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